| Description |
1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface; 1 The angel of dying; 2 A colonial at Barts; 3 Ageing doctors; 4 The elephants' graveyard; 5 The myth of CPR; 6 An interesting case of blue feet; 7 And the blood goesround and round; 8 Orchestrating deaths; 9 Father of the year; 10 When things go wrong; 11 The wonderful gut; 12 The labels on the pack; 13 The last photograph; 14 Michelle and thelife-support machine; 15 Some ethical issues; 16 When the muscles won't work; 17 Pathos; 18 Euphemisms; 19 Spectacular successes; 20 Fatima and John:the difficulty in dying; 21 The worst injury of all; 22 Patient-centred care |
| Summary |
This gripping collection of stories about the experiences of intensive care patients, their families and carers, is about ordinary people facing terrible tragedies and the ways they cope with them. The author, an experienced intensive care clinician, takes the reader on a journey inside an intensive care unit and reveals to the public, for the first time, what really happens inside ICU. The book traces the personal experiences of ICU patients and their families and the struggles of staff providing care in this critical environment. It also offers a searing critique of the way modern healthcare |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Intensive care units.
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Emergency medical technician and patient.
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Critically ill -- Care.
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Intensive Care Units
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intensive care units.
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Critically ill -- Care
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Emergency medical technician and patient
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Intensive care units
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781742230962 |
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1742230962 |
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